Acer IEEE 802.11b WLAN PC Card manual Basic Setting for 802.11Ad Hoc Mode

2.4.1.2 Basic Setting for 802.11Ad Hoc Mode

If you have more stations and just want to set them as local network, use IEEE802.11b Utility window to:

•Select the Mode as ” 802.11 Ad Hoc”.

•Select the correct SSID.

!Every member of your wireless peer-to-peer network will share SSID. Every member of your peer-to-peer network must have the same SSID, which should be case sensitivity.

•Select the correct Channel

!Channel shows radio channel numbers used for networking. Channel number must be the same between stations so that computers can communicate in the local LAN. It can be changed only under the 802.11 Ad Hoc Mode and Ad Hoc Mode.

You have to select both SSID and Channel. If you only select Channel, the following warning message will come out.

If you are unable to connect with other brand of IEEE 802.11b device on 802.11 Ad Hoc mode, please try Ad Hoc mode. The next section will show the basic setting of Ad Hoc mode.

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